Just before the hour Academy create their first chance of
the second half. A long ball was mis-queued by Scott Dunn. Geruzel picked the
ball up on the edge of the box but smacked his shot straight to keeper Watson.
Academy start to apply some pressure as they hunt for the
opener. A long ball by Michael Steven found Geruzel and he flicked it out to
Macadie on the right wing. He drove forward and crossed the ball back to
Geruzel who controlled it but fired over the cross-bar from 8 yards out.
Academy carved open another chance. Michael Steven took a
throw-in on the right to Macadie. He played the ball into the feet of Geruzel
and from a tight angle Geruzel fired in a right foot shot that Watson gathered
at the foot of his right hand post.
Gordie MacNab game on for Shearer after 63 minutes and within
a minute MacNab was in on the action as he flicked a pass to Macadie who slid
it forward to Geruzel about 16 yards from goal. Geruzel got his attempt on
target but Watson was yet again on hand to palm the ball away for a corner.
Academy pile on the pressure and create another chance.
Macadie took a corner on the right which Watson came for and punched out to the
edge of the box to Grant Steven. Steven scuffed his shot and Alan Farquhar came
in at the back post but couldn’t make contact to turn it into the net.
Lossiemouth almost grabbed the opener. Callum Dunbar crossed
the ball forward to Jordan McBain who had a free header 7 yards from goal but
More pulled out a great save getting both hands to the ball to parry it away.
9 minutes left to play and Academy again have the chance for
the opening goal. More fired a goal-kick up-field and it was picked up by Macadie.
He combined with Geruzel before Macadie fired a 25 yard shot which looked
goal-bound but Watson gloved it around the post.
The chances kept coming for Academy. Michael Steven laid a
Macadie corner back to Grant Steven at the back post. He tried to curl his shot
into the net and it whistled just wide of target.
Into injury time and Manson took a throw-in to
Farquhar. He teed up Grant Steven who hit a scorcher from 30 yards out that
went just over the top of the cross-bar.
In the 4th minute of stoppage time Grant Steven
slid into a tackle and caught his man on the shin and referee Morag Pirie sent him off and
Academy finished the game with 10 men.
Full Time – Lossiemouth 0 – Wick Academy 0
The result is Academy's first since 0-0 draw away from home in the
league since April 2008 in the same fixture against Lossiemouth.
